A ten-day exhibition showcasing vestiges on the Thang Long Imperial
Citadel unearthed at 18 Hoang Dieu Street opened in the presence of
General Director of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO) Irina Bokova.
This is the first time relics from the archaeological site have been displayed to domestic and foreign visitors.
The Thang Long Royal Citadel was recognised by UNESCO as a World
Cultural Heritage on August 1, 2010 for its long-lasting cultural
history, the continuity of the citadel as a power centre and the variety
of relics it contains.
The Vietnam Stamp
Exhibition 2010 (Vietstampex 2010) jointly held by the Ministry of
Information and Communication, the Ministry of Culture and the Hanoi
People’s Committee also kicked off on the day.
On
display at the largest-ever exhibition are 500 stamps under the themes
of praising the Party, President Ho Chi Minh, the land and people of
Vietnam and the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Vietstamex will run until October 5.
An international seminar on Hanoi’s architecture also took place in
the capital city, drawing famous architects from Vietnam and foreign
countries, including France , Japan , Italy , Germany and
Australia .
As part of the chain of activities
celebrating the capital city’s 1,000 th birthday, the Hanoi Publishing
House and the National Library of Vietnam launched a book series
entitled “Thang Long – 1,000-year civilisation”.
The book series was built in order to systemise and summarise the value
of Thang Long-Hanoi civilisation over its 1,000-year history in all
fields, covering geography, economics, history, literature and art, and
socio-culture. It will help readers understand more about the capital
not only systematically and completely, but also generally and deeply.
A photo exhibition entitled “1,000 views of Hanoi ”
also opened at the Hanoi Library, showcasing 150 big-sized photos on
Hanoi and the largest photo on Ho Guom ( Sword Lake ) made of 1,000
small photos.
At the Ly Thai To Flower Garden,
the Hanoi Calligraphy Club, the Vietnam Craft Villages’ Association and
the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) presented the
largest gilded and wood-framed calligraphic work of “Chieu doi do” (the
Royal Edict on the Transfer of the Capital) to Hanoi city.
The 458cm x 385cm, 5-tonne work, was made from seven tonnes of block
wood. It was taken from the ancient capital of Hoa Lu in the northern
province of Ninh Binh to Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of
Literature) in Hanoi to be displayed at a calligraphic exhibition
from October 4-10.
The Dong Xuan Joint Stock
Company launched five tours discovering Hanoi's Old Quarter by
electric cars in order to diversify its tourism products and meet the
demand of domestic and foreign tourists during the grand celebrations.
Also the same day, the Hanoi People’s Committee
organised ceremonies to inaugurate and name works celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi for the Workers’ Theatre and the An
Khanh Eco-tourism Area in Hoai Duc district./.
